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Does anyone that either works for AT&T or has been with them for a while know if they will allow u to exchange a device if the one your turning in has a few nicks on it? I have the white Galaxy Note and was thinking about paying the restocking fee and exchanging it this Friday for the Galaxy S 3 before my 30 days is up. The grey border or whatever that goes around the outside edges of the phone has a couple nicks in the top left corner. Other than that it's flawless and just wondering if anyone knew if they allow exchanges even if the phone has a couple nicks on it. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Hi Tiff!!
Why the hell would you go DOWN in phone awesome ness by downgrading to an S3 from the most awe sum Note?
BTW, I have not read any complaints about ATT giving someone a hard time about returning a note within the first 30 days, but you'll never know until you try it..
Hope you reconsider, since you will miss the screen size, tablet mode, and the s-pen.:laugh:
Hi Tiff!!
Why the hell would you go DOWN in phone awesome ness by downgrading to an S3 from the most awe sum Note?
BTW, I have not read any complaints about ATT giving someone a hard time about returning a note within the first 30 days, but you'll never know until you try it..
Hope you reconsider, since you will miss the screen size, tablet mode, and the s-pen.:laugh:
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Don't get me wrong. I love the big screen and the s-pen but I just think when it comes to hardware the s3 is a better device. Also, I haven't heard of AT&T giving anyone problems trying to return a phone within the first 30 days but I was just wondering if anyone has ever had any problems returning a phone with a few nicks.
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Light Cosmetic damage isn't an issue. The phone will be sent back to Samsung to be refurbished anyway. Thats what the restock fee is for.
[email protected] employee btw.
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xshaftx said:
Light Cosmetic damage isn't an issue. The phone will be sent back to Samsung to be refurbished anyway. Thats what the restock fee is for.
[email protected] employee btw.
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Awesome. Exactly the person I was hoping would respond(AT&T Employee). Thank you very much.
Hi all, I have read huge amount of threads about problems with digitizer in Atrix 4G. My question is - who has never had problems with it? And how long have you got your Atrix 4G?
i have my atrix over a year now, never had any digitizer problem nor other. i have also tested over 10 different roms (currently with atrix-mrom for having the best battry life on my humble opinion).
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Pesky person said:
Hi all, I have read huge amount of threads about problems with digitizer in Atrix 4G. My question is - who has never had problems with it? And how long have you got your Atrix 4G?
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I never had any problems with mine.
I "inherited" it from my girlfriend a couple of months ago, and she bought it soon after it came out, so Feb or Mar 2011.
She never had any problems with it either, but she did have problems with her first one, I don't remember what exactly was going on, but I think it was digitizer-related. So she had it replaced about a month after she got it, and that's the one we have now. Like I said, no problems with it whatsoever (knock on wood).
You shouldn't really go by all those people having digitizer problems. It only makes sense you'll only ever hear from them. People not having any problems won't even bring it up. It's like trying to estimate if some device is reliable by reading on a forum about it, and then realizing there are a lot of people complaining about this and that problem, and then thinking "wow, I guess that device really has some issues". No it doesn't mean that! It's just that you won't ever hear from all the other people that DON'T have any problems.
Mine has it. But no phone is free from fault eh?
Sent from that Atrix... Motorola, where's my ICS?!
Year and a half, no issues. I don't over clock...
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Year and a half, no issues. I don't over clock...
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I've had mine (replaced by att warranty due to fault with a REPLACED digitizer I did) since January. No problems at all. Just picked up another on ebay, no problems. I also never overclock as it kills the processor quicker (I know this from my pc experiences) and heats up the phone.
The only problem my atrix have/had is a dead pixel, but it's just one, so it doesn't bother me much.
I never had any problem with my digitizer, my atrix is ~1 year and 3 months old. Never overclocked it.
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Mine has it. But no phone is free from fault eh?
Sent from that Atrix... Motorola, where's my ICS?!
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Its a wear and tear part like the battery cover . Comes down to how hard the phone is treated during its life span. Like tires on a car if you drive like a mad man your going to be replacing tires much sooner than expected.
Or to look at it very literal. The digitizer is comprised of several layers and components. Most important is the Gorilla glass. All the shocks, bumps, pressing and shaking has to go somewhere right? That kind of energy is transferred threw hard surfaces like glass and is absorbed or redistributed by the foam adhesive the digitizer floats on but not all of it. Some gets to the ribbon and delicate connections where tear happens. That's why there is flex in the aptly named flex ribbon. Not perfect tech however.
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I have being taking care of my Atrix like a baby. No issue with the touchscreen so far. My warranty will expire in 2 more days. :fingers-crossed:
Had mine just over a year no problems yet but slightly worried as well after reading about so many dodgy digitizers. Still 10 months left to upgrade so hopefully it lasts
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Pesky person said:
Hi all, I have read huge amount of threads about problems with digitizer in Atrix 4G. My question is - who has never had problems with it? And how long have you got your Atrix 4G?
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once i replaced my original several days after initial release, ive had it since then. what about the perfectly working touch screen?
Never had a problem with it( 1.5 years) rma due to finger print issue from the first one ( bought week of release)
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I have it for more than 1 year and it had the problem twice. Firstly, warranty fixed it; but the problem came back and it only works now with a clothespin fastening the top of it (no kidding).
my atrix used to have a dead pixel, i noticed it after a month, now it has been 7 months, i can't find it, screen is perfect now :good:
Had my atrix about 15 months and not had any digitizer problems at all.
... or fingerprint scanner problens for that matter.
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Just curious if anyone else running cm10 based roms are experiencing the random phantom touches at any degree? I've had it on Mazda's AOKP and CN(A) build, agrabrens cm10, Lens_Flare's Aokp build as well as his PA port. Along with running Vanilla, Mac, and anthrax kernels.
Just thought to maybe try flashing a nand of an ICS backup I have to retest that when I get off work. But it seems it's doing it more and more and I'm thinking it is most likely the digitizer :/ ...
Praying it isn't but its looking that way.
If that is the case, anyone know if that's a component they can swap out at a sprint repair shop?
If not I may have to order one because I need new rear speaker as well, and just do replacement myself.
Side note: it was a hella PITA typing this with cursor randomly jumping around and random keys being pressed.... :sigh:
Thanks in advance for any input.
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My Dad's 3d is having the same issue and it makes it impossible to use. I think it's the digitizer, so he's taking it to the Sprint store for them to check. I'll report what they say (if I remember to )
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My Dad's 3d is having the same issue and it makes it impossible to use. I think it's the digitizer, so he's taking it to the Sprint store for them to check. I'll report what they say (if I remember to )
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Is he running stock and/or sense ROM or aosp?
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Is he running stock and/or sense ROM or aosp?
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100% stock ICS.
I've been having this issue for a couple months now. Running stock ICS on Sprint. It comes and goes though. Sometimes it will do it for days at a time and then go away for a week. I turned on the development screen tap dot so I can see when its doing it. I usually have to just push the standby button off and back on and it might go away.
I'm going to take it to the Sprint store eventually to get replaced or fixed. I just don't want to get some crap referb when my phone is still in close to new condition with no other issues.
Read this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Digitizers
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Hmm. Never thought about possibility it could be the screen protector?
May try to peel it off and see if problem persists.
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Sounds like the digitizer. Same problem I'm having. It's been driving me crazy lol. Im actually taking it to sprint in the morning to get it replaced. Only $35 without insurance so rather than do it myself, I'm having them do it
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Well I rushed from work today to make it to Sprint Repair shop by 6... I had already called and asked if they would replace it earlier this afternoon. Once I get there, of course they ask me to duplicate the problem and show them what its doing. And like any and every other thing you do, the moment you go to show someone, you cant replicate it!
My phone was trying to act brand new. The paint app that I installed earlier was totally placing lines all over where I was not touching. Stupid thing worked flawlessly not doing anything wrong. Couldnt get my texts to press random keys like they have been doing for 3 weeks now. XDA app was working fine, when it stays clicking posts and popping up the box to thank, reply etc...
So obviously, without showing any issue, there wasnt anything they could do for me. And just as I knew would freakin happen, the moment I left and started texting on the drive home, low and behold it starts going nuts again. Couldnt get it to do anything for me in the store, but soon as I rounded the corner and saw my house it was phantom touching all over the place. So I was pissed.
I don't know how much longer I can go before I superbowl spike this thing.
UGH!!!
I'm going to have them replace it even if I can't duplicate it in front of them. I KNOW what it's doing and why and like you, its driving me insane. Im not leaving until its replaced. Been dealing with it for weeks
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I also called today (well yesterday now) thats how I got the price. I could do it myself but, Im not a patient person and I'd have to restrain myself from trying to rushing so as not to mess it up, so figured it'd be safer 2 let sprint do it. For the amt I pay for service, plus to havr it done, they better do it without a problem. Sure they will, theyre pretty decent where I go
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Well good luck and keep me posted. Im probably going to go back tomorrow and see what I can have done. Manus need to start using better hardware. Its not like consumers are going to rush out and buy their latest and greatest phone 6-12 months later when they are under a 2 yr contract anyway, and 95% of people aren't going to pay full price. They will wait for their upgrade period to get the phone at 199...
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Well good luck and keep me posted. Im probably going to go back tomorrow and see what I can have done. Manus need to start using better hardware. Its not like consumers are going to rush out and buy their latest and greatest phone 6-12 months later when they are under a 2 yr contract anyway, and 95% of people aren't going to pay full price. They will wait for their upgrade period to get the phone at 199...
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Will do and yes they do. No most customers won't. I actually bought mine off ebay because upgrade was to far away and still got like 3 months before I can. They should let people upgrade at least once a yr even if theyre on 2yr contract, because when you upgrade, you have to extend your contract another 2yrs anyways or at least a yr. Even if they say you have to take the 2yr contract in order to upgrade a yr early. By the way, good luck on yours tomorrow too, if you go back
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So I decided to hop on craigslist. Found one person selling Evo for parts for 50% then another person who needs to sell by tomorrow for 100$ obo. The second looks pretty mint as seller states its been in otter box for entire lifespan.
My question now is, if I was to get the second of the two, could I just swap over my internals to that phone?
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So I decided to hop on craigslist. Found one person selling Evo for parts for 50% then another person who needs to sell by tomorrow for 100$ obo. The second looks pretty mint as seller states its been in otter box for entire lifespan.
My question now is, if I was to get the second of the two, could I just swap over my internals to that phone?
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Yes you can swap your internal parts. A little advice though if you do that..you may wanna use your back so you have your msid # and serial # incase you ever need it or sell it. I went to sprint today and at 1st the guy said my phone had to be replaced but can't be because it's rooted. Another guy came out and said they had the part but didn't know if they could do it because it's rooted and I told him, yes they can, Ive done it before, as long as it's hardware and not software related so, he said, ok and he replaced my digitizer
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Very nice. Free?
I decided to nand back to an ICS sense backup and ran the calibrate on it. Then did fresh install back of cm10.
So far I haven't had any issues, but I'm keeping a close eye in it. If it starts back I guess I'll try a different sprint store for the repair. Hope it goes as smoothly for me. But most all reps I've had to deal with don't wanna help at all.
Did they make you show them it messing up?
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No it was $35 if Id of had the ins, itd of been free and as soon as I was walking into the store, it started acting up and soon as the guy unlocked the screen it went crazy. Ive tried do fresh installs and it worked for a short time then back to messing up
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Hi all
Anyone in South Africa that has hard bricked their phone?
As far as I know this is irrecoverable.
My phone took a dive today (2 floors) and I need to buy a new screen for it
Thought it might be a good idea buying another phone which is basically just a piece of hardware granted it needs to be in good condition (no scratches on the screen itself etc)
thanks
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Hi all
Anyone in South Africa that has hard bricked their phone?
As far as I know this is irrecoverable.
My phone took a dive today (2 floors) and I need to buy a new screen for it
Thought it might be a good idea using another phone which is basically just a piece of hardware granted it needs to be in good condition (no scratches on the screen itself etc)
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I broke mine two weeks ago myself.
I paid 120 euro for it.
It's not cheap but I just love my S2.
Good luck
A bricked phone isnt a total loss.Someone could sell the screen and everything else on eBay-so I cant see someone "giving" you a screen for free.......or a phone cos its bricked.
They are around the price the other guy mentioned,or you could go to the marketplace section if your wanting to buy one.
Yep - Never wanted it for free.
Wasn't aware anyone would actually think of giving it away for free......
But I should have made that clear.
So i got the new screen installed today. And after a couple of hrs usage my keaboard has already burned into the screen.
I am aware that amoled display does have this downside, but only after years of usage. Not a couple of hrs on a new screen.
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Was it a cheap chinese clone?
Most definitely not.
I enquired and made sure it was the gorrila glass original.
Paid R1,900. We're about R8 to the $ here.
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Wow,hopefully you get refund or proper replacement.
why go hungry when you can be spoon fed
basically as the title says... I dropped my phone and shattered the screen at the top and bottom corners... it's still operable at the moment but it'll get worse over time. I have an upgrade available on my account that I can use or I could enter the Verizon edge program... I really don't know what i should do. it's obvious the edge program is only useful if I upgrade every ~12 months and I have a tendency to switch phones quite often but with a newborn son I may lose interest in upgrading/getting new phones so much... I'm mostly looking at the HTC M8 only because ive had the galaxy for a while and im ready for something other than touchwiz. use upgrade, pay 250 and sign another 2 year contract or enter Verizon edge program and pay nothing now and be able to upgrade again in a year... opinions?
Go m8 for the unlockable boot loader. Imo
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Go m8 for the unlockable boot loader. Imo
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any opinion on edge vs upgrade on 2 year contract? I was fortunate enough to keep my bootloader unlocked on my s4 too but it's still restricted development.
There's a ton of ROMs for an MDK s4. With all the unified AOSP ROMs now and the TW patches that allow for almost any Int'l ROMs I don't think there's ever been as many options as now. Just saying that's all. The M8 is cool too though
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any opinion on edge vs upgrade on 2 year contract? I was fortunate enough to keep my bootloader unlocked on my s4 too but it's still restricted development.
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Edge is a huge waste of money. Over 2 years you spend approximately $1,100 more than you would by just using your one subsidized upgrade and buying/selling your phones off contract. I can find a breakdown I did with somebody else on here to explain the BS that is Edge.
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lol I'd just order a new glass off Amazon for $20.00 but that's just me.
I've done it like 3 times on the S4 and 5-6 times on the S3.
I'm the IT guy for my company so I fix a lot of phones.
It takes patience but there are really good youtube videos out there showing how it's done.
I've got it down to about 45 minutes now.
If you have the skill, you can get new screen and digitizer for $150. That's what I did. There a lot of Youtube videos that shows how.
Yeah I thought about replacing it myself, I know I can... I think I'm just using it as an excuse to change phones ?
I do have the gpe ROM installed, actually love it. I'm just really intrigued by the build quality of the m8.
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Yeah I thought about replacing it myself, I know I can... I think I'm just using it as an excuse to change phones ?
I do have the gpe ROM installed, actually love it. I'm just really intrigued by the build quality of the m8.
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The new crop of phones are only incremental upgrades over the S4.
I'd say, fix your phone. Wait. Get something later toward the end of the year maybe.
For me, it's all full price anyway.
I have unlimited that I'm not giving it up until they take it.
I am about to replace a Galaxy S4's outer glass, just as many others have. The replacement parts are very cheap and atop of that you can take the phone from beat to mint if you put the time in. The outer trim (chrome) is what I want to replace as well but thats a tad more difficult I imagine. Anyway my advice on screen removal is to use a piece of clear tape on the cracked glass before using the heat gun. This will make removal easier and helps to prevent scratches or broken LCD/Digitizer.
last 2 that broke in my house I made profit fixing
I broke mine don't know how but I got a used one off of craigslist its easy to talk people down in price, I just swapped my mobo iin to that and put the new phones mobo in the broken one and sold the broken but still working one for 200 made a 50 dollar profit.
did the same when my sons friend broke my sons s4..
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basically as the title says... I dropped my phone and shattered the screen at the top and bottom corners... it's still operable at the moment but it'll get worse over time. I have an upgrade available on my account that I can use or I could enter the Verizon edge program... I really don't know what i should do. it's obvious the edge program is only useful if I upgrade every ~12 months and I have a tendency to switch phones quite often but with a newborn son I may lose interest in upgrading/getting new phones so much... I'm mostly looking at the HTC M8 only because ive had the galaxy for a while and im ready for something other than touchwiz. use upgrade, pay 250 and sign another 2 year contract or enter Verizon edge program and pay nothing now and be able to upgrade again in a year... opinions?
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What ever phone you get, use a downloaded interface... such as Nova Prime. Yeah, it'll cost a few bucks to get into it, but you buy it once and then you use it on every phone you have after that. Why?
A> You learn one interface really really well. This means that over the years you become more comfortable and familiar with it.
B> It is heavily customizable so if you get tired of it, just change the way it looks. This can be kind of daunting if you want to completely customize it the moment you install it, but you don't have to. For me, the most important things were being able to change font sizes, icon sizes and icon spacing. This means I can see more of my background and less of my icons in the way. I make the screen fit me, not the other way around.
C> Once you have it set the way you love it, you wind up upgrading to a new phone... no big deal, you pop in your micro sd card or copy over a directory and you can restore your backed up launcher settings to the new phone. Pretty easy. Then the new phone looks and works much like the old phone did.
D> The customizations on something like Nova Launcher Prime are sick. You can change all the effects and it runs really smooth on my phones over the years. There are other really great launchers out there. I've tried a bunch of them, but nowhere near all of the big ones... so try something different. I stopped trying them when I got Nova Launcher Prime on a "Deal of the day" and I don't regret it.
I've tried using the stock launcher on the last three phones I've had and in 10 minutes I'm downloading Nova and putting it back on when I upgrade. Stock launchers have gotten better, but they are far behind the best custom launchers out there.
Thumbstarrepair.com fixed my wife's S4 for $50. Does it the correct way using LOCA and not cheap tape.
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